verb
sunarpazamō
Strong’sG4884
I seize, drag by force
stem sunarpaz-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
συν-αρπάζω
[in LXX: Pr 6:25 (לקח), II Mac 3:27 4:41, IV Mac 5:4 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4884 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -άσωRefs 5th c.BC+, -άσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—snatch and carry away with one, carry clean away, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ κρατῶν ἅμα πάντα σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; seize and retain, οὐ δύνανται συναρπάζειν αἱ μῆτραι τὸν γόνον Refs 5th c.BC+“Aër.” 21: metaphorically, carry away with one (by persuasive arguments), ξυναρπάσας στρατόν Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδένα ὑμῶν συναρπάζω I am not 'rushing' you, Refs 2nd c.AD+; σ. ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὸ ἄνω, of mystical union with the One, Refs 3rd c.AD+:—passive, to be seized and carried off, βία ξυναρπασθεῖσαν Refs 5th c.BC+
2 ξ. Χεῖρας seize and pin them together, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, ξ. τινὰ μέσον, of a wrestler, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 metaphorically, ξ. φρενί seize with the mind, grasp, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τὸ ζητούμενον, in arguing, to be guilty of a petitio principii, Refs 2nd c.AD+; so συνήρπασται εἰς κτητικὴν σύνταξιν is hastily concluded to have a possessive force, Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 carry away, destroy all traces of, τι Refs 2nd c.AD+
5 passive, of persons, συνηρπασμένοι having been robbed, Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunarpazalaσυνήρπασαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | seized | 1× |
| sunarpazatelēσυνηρπάκει | had happened · he/she/itpluperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | seized | 1× |
| sunarpazarantoisσυναρπάσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | seized | 1× |
| sunarpaziranteuσυναρπασθέντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular neuter | caught | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunarpazamō | sunarpazame | sunarpazami | sunarpazama | sunarpazamē | sunarpazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazasō | sunarpazase | sunarpazasi | sunarpazasa | sunarpazasē | sunarpazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpazatō | sunarpazate | sunarpazati | sunarpazata | sunarpazatē | sunarpazatelē1×συνηρπάκει |
| we 1st person plural | sunarpazanō | sunarpazane | sunarpazani | sunarpazana | sunarpazanē | sunarpazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazavō | sunarpazave | sunarpazavi | sunarpazava | sunarpazavē | sunarpazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazalō | sunarpazale | sunarpazali | sunarpazala1×συνήρπασαν | sunarpazalē | sunarpazalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunarpazomō | sunarpazome | sunarpazomē | sunarpazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazosō | sunarpazose | sunarpazosē | sunarpazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpazotō | sunarpazote | sunarpazotē | sunarpazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunarpazonō | sunarpazone | sunarpazonē | sunarpazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazovō | sunarpazove | sunarpazovē | sunarpazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazolō | sunarpazole | sunarpazolē | sunarpazolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunarpazimi | sunarpazima |
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazisi | sunarpazisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpaziti | sunarpazita |
| we 1st person plural | sunarpazini | sunarpazina |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazivi | sunarpaziva |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazili | sunarpazila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunarpazameiō | sunarpazameia | sunarpazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazaseiō | sunarpazaseia | sunarpazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpazateiō | sunarpazateia | sunarpazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunarpazaneiō | sunarpazaneia | sunarpazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazaveiō | sunarpazaveia | sunarpazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazaleiō | sunarpazaleia | sunarpazaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunarpazomeiō | sunarpazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazoseiō | sunarpazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpazoteiō | sunarpazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunarpazoneiō | sunarpazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazoveiō | sunarpazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazoleiō | sunarpazoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunarpazimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpaziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpaziteia |
| we 1st person plural | sunarpazineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpaziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazasōr | sunarpazasar | sunarpazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpazatōr | sunarpazatar | sunarpazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazavōr | sunarpazavar | sunarpazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazalōr | sunarpazalar | sunarpazalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazosōr | sunarpazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpazotōr | sunarpazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazovōr | sunarpazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazolōr | sunarpazolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpazitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazivar |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunarpazamoiō | sunarpazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazasoiō | sunarpazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpazatoiō | sunarpazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunarpazanoiō | sunarpazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazavoiō | sunarpazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazaloiō | sunarpazaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunarpazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sunarpazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpazoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunarpazimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunarpazisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunarpazitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunarpazinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunarpazivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunarpaziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunarpazarō | sunarpazari | sunarpazara | sunarpazarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sunarpazorō | sunarpazorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | sunarpaziri | sunarpazira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunarpazarōntos | sunarpazarintos | sunarpazarantos1× | sunarpazarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sunarpazorōntos | sunarpazorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | sunarpazirintos | sunarpazirantos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
sunarpaz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunarpazala“seized”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 6:12… presbuteroin kai toin grammatevoin, kai epistēarantois sunarpazala auton kai agala eis tem sunedriem,… and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the …
sunarpazatelē“seized”had happened · he/she/itpluperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 8:29… apo tou anthrōpou. polloi gar chronoi sunarpazatelē auton, kai desmeuote halusiai kai pedai …… the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound …
sunarpazarantois“seized”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 19:29“seized”… hormala tē homothumadōs eis tem theatrem sunarpazarantois Gaion kai Aristarchon Makedonoin, sunekdēmoin Paulou.… disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
sunarpaziranteu“caught”happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular neuter1×
Acts 27:15sunarpaziranteu de teu ploieu kai mē dunorōnteu …… into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and …